TV Trivia

Black Camera and Ruby Stone trivia note on why a “black camera” and a “ruby stone” were used in this story I started in 2014. There are two popular TV show Twilight Zone episodes where people see the future, get great wealth, and almost destroy people they love with the power to see the future for money. The episodes end with the protagonists vowing that money and power are not worth destroying love. In one called “The Nick of Time” a young William Shatner confronts a table top devil with diamond and ruby gem-like eyes, sees the future, and runs from it. This is the origin of the ruby. There is also a Twilight Zone called “A Most Unusual Camera” where a guy gets a magic black camera, and the photos all come true five minutes later. You take the camera to gamble, photograph horse races, and win every time. Oh no the power ends up killing someone the owner loves! This is a wink and a nod to “trading money for love” being a common short story plot line since black and white TV days. It is a central theme in my stories.

P.S. This is the best Twilight Zone video on the net today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBfhYXsZTJI